No offense but what did he do to justify 2.5m salary? I think the club should inform him he's free to look for a new club already. IMO he should stay as backup till Summer and from there we'll look for replacements/improvements (Berardi/Shaqiri etc.).
I'd rather pay a measly 2-2.5M than spend 10M on some other bench player who will be on over 1M wages anyway in replacing him.
Unless we get another Anelka or Bendtner in which case our bench takes a hit and we end up spending more panic money in replacing THEM at some point anyway
Would make sense. Insigne will be out for a long time (probably July next year), Giovinco is another quick midget that can play on the wing. Would be a good move for them and him.